Hitchhikers guide to Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Gathered

Hitchhiker’s guide to Undergraduate Research in Mathematics

Gathered in the Tops of the Mountains MERRILL J. BATEMAN, devotional address 7 September 1999 Advance truth and knowledge… Just as important [as our graduate programs], we expect BYU to become a leader in undergraduate research in America…. The learning process requires that students participate! … You must become engaged in the research process. …we have outstanding examples of freshmen becoming engaged in research. By the time a student leaves BYU, he or she should have been involved in a creative project.

http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Brigham_Young_University Rankings University rankings (overall) ARWU World[37] 303– 401 ARWU National[38] 135– 162 Forbes[39] 249 Times Higher Education[40] 501– 600 USNWR National University[41] 71 WM National University[42] 68 For 2010, the U. S. News & World Report ranked BYU as #71 in the country overall. [43] The Princeton Review has ranked BYU the best value for college in 2007, [44] and its library is consistently ranked in the nation's top ten—#1 in 2004 and #4 in 2007. [45] BYU is also ranked #19 in the U. S. News and World Report's "Great Schools, Great Prices" lineup, and #12 in lowest studentincurred debt. [46] Due in part to the school's emphasis on undergraduate research, BYU is ranked #10 nationally for the number of students who go on to earn Ph. Ds, #1 nationally for students who go on to dental school, #6 nationally for students who go on to law school, and #10 nationally for students who go on to medical school. [47] BYU is designated as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. [48]

BYU Math: Sebastian Acosta https: //math. byu. edu/home/acostasseventhpublication

Algebraic Geometry

Topology, Group Theory

Number Theory

Number Theory

Dynamical Systems, Chaos

Applied Math, Wave Scattering

Mathematical Physics

Combinatorics, Matrix Theory

Math Department Commitment 2010 �ORCA funding: $547, 000 (2009 $570, 000) �Math Department “internal”: around $100, 000 �ORCA funding per student: $1800 ($1500 to student) �Possible Math Department funding per student: $1500 per semester �External Math Department Undergrad research awards in the last 6 years: >$2, 675, 000

Getting Started �Finding a Mentor based on their research: https: //math. byu. edu/home/undergraduate/research �Having a Mentor find you based on your interest: https: //math. byu. edu/home/undergraduate/undergra duateresearchapplication

ORCA/BYU Sponsored Research �Student Orca Grants: http: //orca. byu. edu/Students/Apply. Now. aspx (Due October 28 2011, announcements early February) �Faculty Mentoring Environment Grants (MEGs): http: //orca. byu. edu/Faculty/default. aspx (Due November 1 2011, announcements late December)

Spring Research Conference �http: //cpms. byu. edu/springresearch/info �lynn_patten@byu. edu

One Click: https: //math. byu. edu/~sag/